Afghan Taliban

Three judges killed at Taliban checkpoint in Afghanistan, officials say

They were travelling in a car and stopped at a Taliban checkpoint on the road, Paktia governor spokesman Abdullah Hasrat said. The Taliban has long targeted the judiciary in retaliation for harsh sentences given to their fighters.

Afghans have little hope for peace, fear election violence

As civilians prepare to head to the polls on Saturday, few expect the presidential election will have much effect in bringing peace to the war-torn country.

Afghanistan vows to crush Daesh havens after attack

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's comments come as the country marks a subdued 100th Independence Day and mourns at least 63 people killed in a bombing in Kabul claimed by a local Daesh-affiliate.

Halt civilian casualties, UN says after report of 11 killed by Afghan govt

Afghanistan's security agency said a Taliban hideout was targeted and there were no civilian casualties. Civilian deaths have been increasing as the US and Taliban attempt to negotiate an agreement to end the 18-year war.

Taliban bombing in Afghan capital kills at least six people

At least 105 people, including 51 children, wounded in Taliban-claimed car bomb attack outside a Defense Ministry building.

Taliban kills at least 23 Afghan soldiers in military base attack

The pre-dawn assault in Helmand province's Shorab military base, one of the largest military installations in the country, also left at least 20 insurgents dead, officials say.

Taliban not seeking to rule Afghanistan alone – spokesman

Taliban members want to live with other Afghans and "tolerate one another and start life like brothers," Shaheen Suhail, spokesman for the group's political office in Qatar says.

Taliban-US peace talks enter second day in UAE

Spokesman of Afghan Taliban says its delegation is meeting US representatives again in Abu Dhabi for talks. Meanwhile, Pakistan's PM Imran Khan says Islamabad "helped" in dialogue between both sides.

Assess why Taliban is 'stronger than before' – Imran Khan tells Trump

US must assess why Afghan Taliban is getting stronger despite 140,000 NATO troops, 250,000 Afghan troops, and $1 trillion spent in Afghanistan, Imran Khan responds to Trump's remarks that Islamabad doesn't "do a damn thing" for Washington.

Founder of Afghan militant Haqqani network dies – Taliban

The Taliban say the Afghan Haqqani network founder, Jalaluddin Haqqani, has died after years of ill health.

Roadside bomb kills at least 11 in Afghanistan's Farah province

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing but the Taliban have a strong presence in the province, especially in Bala Buluk where they often plant roadside bombs to target government officials or Afghan security forces.

Daesh claims responsibility for Kabul suicide attack

Health officials say at least 10 people were killed and over a dozen injured in the attack at a checkpoint in Kabul's Shia-majority area. Daesh has claimed responsibility for the attack.